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Online College Classes
Do you want to start or go back to college but hesitate because of the time involved standing in registration lines, bookstore lines or even driving to and from classes? Are you concerned that you might be attending classes with people who might be the ages of your children or grandchildren? Perhaps you should try IWU's online college classes. No waiting in lines, you can enroll via your computer. Your books are automatically sent to you and you will be attending online college classes with adults who have shared experiences. Online college classes are also affordable; you may be eligible for various forms of student aid--federal and state loans and grants, veterans benefits or even employer reimbursement. By taking online college classes, you also save money by eliminating vehicle expenses, child-care costs, and other fees that are usually added to onsite student accounts.
As mentioned earlier, another strength of online college classes is "going" to college with people who have shared experiences and are out in the working world. You and your fellow students act as consultants to each other, sharing solutions that have worked in their places of employment. In addition, your facilitator is just a few keystrokes away. In many onsite classes you may be swallowed up in large classes and become just another "face in the crowd." In IWU's online college classes, your class size is capped at 20 students. In most cases even fewer students may be in a class, thereby creating an even more intimate learning experience. Another strength of online college classes is the ability to study and network with students from around the country and even the world. Studying with people outside your local surroundings brings many different views into the class discussions. And, with the globalization of business, the ability and need to establish and build networks is an important need to consider.
As a potential student, you may also wonder about the academic rigor of online college classes--how do they "stack up" to traditional college classes. As noted by Eileen Daniel in her article entitled A Review of Time-Shortened Courses Across Disciplines (http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCR/is_2_34/ai_63365186), you can be assured that online college classes--although compressed--are of the same rigor as found in a traditional college classroom and in some cases even more so. Each of IWU's online college classes has been developed using a team approach. The team typically consists of a subject content expert, an instructional designer, a program manager and a computer expert.
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